Development of crystalline phases in sintered glass-ceramics from residual E-glass fibres

The crystalline phase evolution during firing of glass-ceramic materials from residual E-glass fibres was investigated as a function of temperature and time. The thermal stability and crystallisation mechanism were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The mineralogical and microstruct...

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Autores: Martín Hernández, María Isabel, López Gómez, Félix Antonio, Alguacil, Francisco José, Romero, Maximina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/88551
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/88551
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Waste valorization
Vitrification
Sintering
Glass-ceramics
Microstructure
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Sumario:The crystalline phase evolution during firing of glass-ceramic materials from residual E-glass fibres was investigated as a function of temperature and time. The thermal stability and crystallisation mechanism were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The mineralogical and microstructural characterisation of the sintered glass-ceramics was carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), respectively. The crystallisation behaviour was depicted by the TTT (Time-Temperature-Transformation) curve. The activation energies for crystallisation were calculated by the Friedman differential isoconversional method. The results show that devitrification of the glass leads to a series of glass-ceramic materials composed of wollastonite and plagioclase s.s. Their microstructure is composed of a dense network of crystals, which is responsible for the high mechanical properties exhibited by these materials.